Drug fights aggressive breast cancer. Herceptin (trastuzumab), a treatment for advanced cases of HER2-positive breast cancer, is highly effective in preventing recurrences. Studies suggest that Herceptin can prevent about half of all recurrences. Main side effect: Up to 4% of women treated...
Some drugs and vaccines are designed to be injected into the gluteal (buttock) muscles, where they are absorbed into the bloodstream. In...
Prevent premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with vitamin D and calcium. Recent finding: Women who had about four servings a day of skim or...
Stopping abruptly after menopause results in more hot flashes within the first three months than stopping gradually. Gradual stopping—reducing the dose...
Most common type of hair loss among women is androgenetic alopecia, in which hair thins over several months in a predictable triangle...
New cervical cancer vaccine will save many women's lives. The vaccine Gardasil protects against sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which...
Researchers compared the care that gynecologic oncologists, gynecologists and general surgeons provided to 3,000 women ages 65 or older who had...
The most common treatment for symptomatic fibroids (benign growths inside the uterus), which can result in excessive menstrual bleeding, pain and frequent...
A nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids, known as uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), has a five-year success rate of 73%, says a recent...
Painkillers may reduce ovarian cancer risk. Women who regularly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, had a...
Does having surgically enhanced breasts make women happier? Researchers found that Swedish women who had breast implants were 50% more likely to...
Taking a standard dose of ginkgo daily for at least six months decreased ovarian cancer risk by 60% or more and slowed...